Heart Mountain: law professor helps tell story
The internment of Japanese Americans during World War II has fascinated law professor Eric Muller for more than twenty years.
Spotlight
Attack of the plant pathogens!
Every year, plant diseases wipe out millions of tons of crops, lead to the waste of valuable water resources and cause farmers to spend tens of billions of dollars battling them.
A capital itinerary
For young UNC alumni aiming for a career in public policy, there is no place quite like Washington.
Volunteers keep science going
Marla Vacek Broadfoot’s first taste of research had a kick to it. A jalapeno kick, that is.
Real lives of the Civil War
Working amid hundreds of thousands of Civil War-era documents, images and publications, UNC’s librarians and archivists sometimes can’t help but play favorites.
Terrorism: perception vs. reality
UNC sociology professor Charles Kurzman specializes in Middle East and Islamic studies, but he knows his American history, too.
Of beaches and barrier islands
Three thousand years of underwater muck tell the story of North Carolina’s beaches and barrier islands. Emily Elliott, a doctoral student in marine sciences at UNC, knows the story well.
Covenant Scholar owes success to Mom
Somehow, with three jobs and five mouths to feed, single parent Brenda Brooks of Charlotte saved her kids from the streets.
Home is where the next mission takes her
Suzannah Johnston hesitates when someone asks where she is from. The short answer is Raleigh. But the long answer starts with – and winds its way back to – Africa.
The science of startups
Research conducted by Ted Zoller, director of the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at Kenan-Flagler Business School, on dealmakers and entrepreneurial networks was part of the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE) forum.
